अहो बत विचित्राणि चरितानि महात्मनाम् |
लक्ष्मीं तृणाय मन्यन्ते तद्भारेण नमन्ति च ||
- चाणक्य नीति (१३/ ५ )
भावार्थ - अहो ! सरल स्वभाव के महान व्यक्तियों के क्रियाकलाप
भी कितने विचित्र होते हैं | वे धन संपत्ति को यद्यपि एक तिनके के
समान तुच्छ समझते हैं, पर यदि वह उन्हें उपलब्ध भी हो जाय तो उस
को भार स्वरूप ही समझते हुए निर्लिप्त और विनम्र ही बने रहते हैं |
Aho vat vichitraani charitaani mahaatmanaam.
Lakshameem trunaaya manyante tadbhaarena namanti cha.
Aho = Oh ! Vat =alas ! Vichitraani = strange, surprising.
Charitaani = actions, deeds. Mahaatmanaam = great and
noble persons. Lakshmim = wealth. Trunaaya = like a
blade of rass. Manyante = treat as a. Tat + bhaarena
Tat = that, its. Bhaarena = weight . Namanti = bow down.
Cha = and.
i.e. Oh ! how strange and surprising are the actions of great
and noble persons ! They consider the wealth insignificant like
a blade of grass, and if they possess it they treat their wealth as a
burden and remain unattached to it and continue to remain noble
persons.
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